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Ragnar Östberg

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Nationality
  
Swedish

Role
  
Architect

Occupation
  
Architect

Children
  
Susanna Ramel

Buildings
  
Stockholm City Hall

Name
  
Ragnar Ostberg


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Born
  
14 July 1866 (
1866-07-14
)
Stockholm, Sweden

Awards
  
Royal Gold Medal AIA Gold Medal Honorary member of the Royal Academy Member of the Stockholm Beauty Council

Died
  
February 5, 1945, Stockholm, Sweden

Spouse
  
Carin Thiel (m. 1919), Elsa Skoglund (m. 1909–1919)

Parents
  
Carl Ostberg, Erika Kindahl

Similar People
  
Susanna Ramel, Povel Ramel, Mikael Ramel, Lotta Ramel

Grandchildren
  
Mikael Ramel, Lotta Ramel

City Hall of Stockholm (Stadhuset)


Ragnar Östberg (14 July 1866 – 5 February 1945) was a Swedish architect who is best known for designing Stockholm City Hall.

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Life

Östberg was born in 1866 in Stockholm. Scharinska villan in Umeå in north Sweden is considered one of Östberg's best works during his youth.

Ragnar Östberg Stockholm City Hall Ragnar stberg Lindman Photography

Östberg has become the most famous architect within the so-called "national romanticist" movement in Sweden. His body of work from the period range from public buildings, such as Stockholm City Hall, to mansions for influential families at the turn of the century, such as Scharinska villan or Nedre Manilla, built for the Bonnier family.

Buildings


  • Nedre Manilla, Djurgården, Stockholm
  • Villa Ekarne (1905), Djurgården, Stockholm
  • Villa Pauli, Djursholm (1905)
  • Scharinska villan, Umeå (1905)
  • Aschanska villan, Umeå (1906)
  • Teaterhuset, Umeå (1906–1907)
  • Prinsvillan, Djursholm, Danderyd (1909)
  • Östermalms läroverk, "Östra Real", Stockholm (1906–1910)
  • Patent- och registeringsverket, Stockholm (1911–1921)
  • Stockholm City Hall (1923)
  • Krematorium, Helsingborg (1929)
  • Riksbron (bridge), Stockholm (1926–1930)
  • The rebuilt palace on the islet of Strömsborg (1929–1930)
  • Värmlands nation in Uppsala (1930)
  • The Stagnelius School, Kalmar (1931–32)
  • The Museum of Maritime History in Stockholm (1933–1936)
  • The Zorn Museum in Mora (1938–1939)

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    References

    Ragnar Östberg Wikipedia
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